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Shon McCarthy, Ph.D
Gallery Director
Email:
shonda.mccarthy@jsums.edu
Phone: 601.979.0879
Location: Johnson Hall
JSU Art Galleries
Johnson Hall | Downtown Center | Liberal Arts | Music Hall
Email:
shonda.c.mccarthy@jsums.edu
Phone: 601.979.0789
Location: Johnson Hall G09
Degrees:
Ph.D, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS 2019
M.A.T., Jackson State University, Jackson, MS 2014
B.S., Millsaps College, Jackson, MS
Research Interests:
Student Centered Learning: Providing curatorial and museum/gallery experience, utilizing a multi-disciplinary approach by incorporating Art, teaching Entrepreneurship + Art, providing service learning by introducing real world approach, training students to teach K-12 Art in an academic setting, and ensuring that music and poetry/rap are incorporated in arts programming.
Service Learning Provided to Students:
Curatorial + Museum, Research, Resume + Portfolio Building, Entrepreneurship, Team building, Entrepreneurship, and Leadership Skills
Memberships:
Acquisitions Committee, MS Museum of Art
Advisory Board of Hip Hop Hall of Fame (Arts Education), New York
JSU Jazz Series Committee
Kappa Pi (International Art Honors Society) Advisor and Co-Founder for JSU
Notable Curated Exhibitions:
JSU Miles Davis Exhibition (art created by Miles Davis) Curated and acquired. First university to exhibit works in the US. 2018
MS Secretary of State “Promote the Vote Exhibition” state wide art competition for K-12 students, first university to host contest winners, 2019
Picturing Mississippi, 1817-2017: Land of Plenty, Pain, and Promise Exhibition at MS Museum of Art (bicentennial celebrating notable art related to MS) Assisted with the contribution of two Patrick Kelly dresses now in JSU’s permanent collection. 2017
JSU Student Inspired Patrick Kelly Exhibition at the MS Museum of Art, 2017
JSU Gordon Parks Exhibition (art created by Gordon Parks) Curated and acquired from Morgan State University, 2017
JSU Nelson Mandela Exhibition (art created by Nelson Mandela based on his experience in prison in Robben Island) Curated and acquired from Belgravia Art Gallery in London. 2017
JSU Patrick Kelly Exhibition (the fashion collection of world renowned Patrick Kelly) Curated and acquired from Philadelphia Museum of Art. 2016
JSU George Clinton Exhibition (art created by legendary musician) Curated and acquired art. First university to exhibit works in the US. 2016
Please click the following link to view other exhibitions
Presentations/Speaking Engagements
JSU College of Business Global Entrepreneurship Week: Shark Tank/Art Spot, 2019
JSU College of Business Entrepreneurship Camp, Keynote speaker, 2019
MS Museum of Art/Gallery Talk, Patrick Kelly: From Mississippi to New York to Paris and Back”, 2018
Mississippi Public Broadcast. (2017, May 7). Shon McCarthy aired on May 7, 2017
UNCF/Carnegie Mellon HBCU’s Museums/Galleries/Art Spaces Teaching and Learning Institute, 2016
JSU College of Business Global Entrepreneurship Week: “Entrepreneurship in the Arts”, 2016
JSU College of Liberal Arts Conference, “Bringing New Audiences into the Public History World”, 2016
Publications
Picturing Mississippi, 1817-2017: Land of Plenty, Pain, and Promise. Assisted and co-curated JSU’s Patrick Kelly collection in publication, 2017
Jackson State University. (2019). JSU partners with Mississippi’s Secretary of State on ‘Promote the Vote’ exhibit | Jackson State Newsroom.
Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan/Wall Street Journal. (2006, March 12). A Rally in Mid-Cap Purses. Retrieved from
Instructor
Millsaps College Enrichment Series, Money and Business Division: “How to Start Your Own Fashion Line” 2015 and 2016
Juror
MS National Scholastics Arts Competition: 2018
MS Secretary of State’s State Wide Arts Competition: 2019 + 2018
Created Notable Arts Programming
JSU Art Spot: Student Arts Exhibition
JSU Art Institute: Arts Workshops
